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Summary: Counterproductive Generalizations
Review: Gail does her best based on her own observations, but tends to generalize in a way that isn't useful. It's possible that some of the advice she gives sounds correct to her because of her generation. I am one woman who got promoted because she was willing to get red in the face and yell back at her boss's boss over a key issue. I consciously used this device and we continued calmly discussing the issue. Anger used appropriately, provided you stay in control, can be very effective when wielded by a woman. Sometimes the same strategy works for both a man and a woman. A much better book is "Games Your Mother Never Taught You". Try to get your hands on this gem, which may be out of print. If Gail had read this, she might be CEO today.
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Summary: We've come a long way - but not far enough!
Review: Gail Evans openly sheds light on the dirty little secret in America's board rooms - and dares to take on the male-dominated corporate world where other women have kept quiet. As a woman of the Generation called `X', this startling revelation comes just in time. Young women in the corporate world today have certainly benefitted from the struggle of our fore sisters and we revel in the relative equality afforded us by their braveness in the past. But our equality perception is shortsighted if we believe that all progress has already been made and that we don't need to do anything about it. As Evans shockingly points out, "women make up almost half of today's labor force but in corporate America they don't even share half the power and only four of the Fortune 500 CEO's are women". This is an abyssmal and disheartening realization especially for young women - and one which Evans' book lays out a daring strategy designed to overcome. `Play Like a Man, Win Like a Woman' reminds us that success in the business world IS about strategy. Because men have dominated the business world for so long - they have developed their own rules without the input of women. Evans clearly identifies these rules, makes us aware as women of their importance to operating in business- and then provides useful and practical advice on how women can diplomatically follow these rules and finesse them to our (READ: women) advantage. `Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman' is perfect for young women wondering what it takes to get to the top and how to do it - and in the process learn ways by which we can make our own strides in the fight for corporate equality.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: As a computer professional without a college degree, I found that I had learned some of the rules already by watching other men and then evaluating their responses to my behavior. I moved up the ladder by expecting more of myself and acting more like the men around me. The one thing I learned is if you want to be treated as an equal, you must ACT like an equal. Too many women whine and grouse about how they don't get what they think they deserve, when that is exactly what they are getting because while they're moving their lips, they're not DOING anything. My mother always told me that a closed mouth gathers no foot. Read the book, learn the basic rules, and then PRACTICE them whether you like it or not -- that is, if you really want to get ahead.
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Summary: Keys to the kingdom...
Review: This is one of the best, most practical books I have read in years. (I'm just over 35 so I assume it is "for me") Whether you agree with Gail Evans' perception of the corporate environment or not she does give good, practical advise on how to keep in the forfront and maintain upward momentum in Corporate America. I, personally, could not fathom how I could be doing the same job as my male counterparts at a far better performance level, but yet see each and every one of them continue on their "career track" while I was totally stalled. The answer was not (only) a needed change in the corporate culture, but a change in my behavior as well! This book is definitely for women who have tenure in the corporate environment where the "good 'ol boys network" is still alive and thriving, as well as those (under 35) just striking out on any venture -- corporate or independent.
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Summary: I was obviously living in a different world
Review: Well, it seems I must be the most unlucky man in the world, since I was taught that aggression was NOT OK and that friendship was GOOD, among many other non gender-stereotypical values; and even though I read everywhere (including obviously this book) that men decided the rules of the business world, I obviously missed the phonecall in which I was asked what the rules should be according to my opinion as a rule-maker man. Nonetheless, I have to put up with highly professional, emancipated female colleagues explaining why the woman should expect the man to pay for the dinner. Dammit, I missed the phonecall for the making of that rule too.
Something that this book gets right is the fact that succeeding in the business world is hard for a woman. Something that it misses is that success is hard for a man too.
Don't live obsessed with stereotypes. Life is hard for women, life is hard for men. We live a a man's world. We also live in a woman's world (we tend to forget that part, by the way). Being a woman puts you in a disadvantage. Being a man puts you in a disadvantage. Be, instead, a person with your own richness and capable of a wide range of behaviours.
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Summary: Anyone who works at CNN writes joke books....
Review: Evans, well what can one say about the author and the book, the author wrote the book and the lines sound pompous and without merit. It's amazing how rich people can write books, and say nothing useful in the whole chapters. CEO's and Bosses all have one thing in commen, they never had real jobs and got to the top of the company because they were born with silver spoons in their mouths.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: As a computer professional without a college degree, I found that I had learned some of the rules already by watching other men and then evaluating their responses to my behavior. I moved up the ladder by expecting more of myself and acting more like the men around me. The one thing I learned is if you want to be treated as an equal, you must ACT like an equal. Too many women whine and grouse about how they don't get what they think they deserve, when that is exactly what they are getting because while they're moving their lips, they're not DOING anything. My mother always told me that a closed mouth gathers no foot. Read the book, learn the basic rules, and then PRACTICE them whether you like it or not -- that is, if you really want to get ahead.
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Summary: Awesome and inspirational book
Review: It seems only logically that girls and boys are brought up differently throughout their lives but most women seem to forget this too easily. This books brings the reader step-by-step through the "whys" behind female actions in the professional or personal arenas. It is not wrong for a woman to act a certain way but knowing what drives this action and how it is looked upon by the public is a window into the professional soul of a majority of women. It may not give women step-by-step instructions on how to get into the CEO chair but it will help women evaluate on a more sincere level why they do certain things or act certain ways and how they can change these actions to work for them instead of against them.
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Summary: A woman preparing to enter the industry
Review: I'm in a woman studying Computer Science in Engineering at Cornell right now. As I'm preparing to enter the industry (2 more years, I'm a junior now) where the majority of the jobs are working with men, I found this book really helpful in getting myself ready. I could relate myself to many of the traits a woman has that the book mentioned. This book gives me more confident in succeeding in the future and knowing that I'm not at alone.
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